The Town of Derry

Hospital

As we pulled into the hospital visiting section, I stood outside of the doors waiting to be let in, after pushing the button multiple times.

"Make sure Stanley stays with us" I said, and turned to look at Stanley whose eyes were back to normal. "What do you mean? I'm fine laura" he said, walking up the stairs to me and Beverly.

"You know you pushed Laura" Beverly snapped, I get where she was coming from.. with her dad and all, but I'm fine. Plus it was IT who was controlling him.
"Bev I'm fine, it was IT who did it, not Stanley" I said hugging Stan knowing he's back to normal. "I was taken by IT" Stan said staring at Bev, we shook our heads yes. "Mikes here, he was stabbed by bowers" Eddie said walking up to us, I took Richies arm and Eddies hand as the lady let us in.

"Who are you here to see?" The lady asked, I stood on my tippy toes to look over the counter, which I was just able to. "Mike Hanlon" I said as Stanley lifted me more to make eye contact with the lady.
"He's in surgery right now.. but should be out and awake in two to three ish hours" she said looking at the book of patients "surgery?" I said turning my head to kind of look at Stan.

"Yes hun, he had an infected stab wound that needed to get immediate attention" she said looking up at us from the book moving her glasses to the edge of her nose. "You can wait here or come back at 3pm" we all looked at eachother, "it waiting here, but I'll sit outside to leave room for those who need medical help" I said tapping Stanley to let me down, she smiled as I turned around and walked out the door being followed by the rest of the group.

"I can go to the store and grab snacks for us, that's almost a 3 hour wait" richie said, grabbing his bike, "I'll help" billy said hopping on his bike, then leaving "be safe!" Bev yelled at them as they rode off.

"Fucking hell again?" I looked at eddies cast to see an 'S' scraped over the 'V' he added.
I unzipped my fanny pack and took out my pen "do you think mike will be okay?" Bev asked, as I scratched another V over the S. "I'm sure he will be, he's in good hands" Eddie smiled at the both of us, "we need him to fight off IT" Ben said sitting on the ground beside Beverly.

~ time skip to 2pm ~

Richie and Bill finally came back with snacks, we sat in a circle, and ate away. I watched as Richies eyes sparkled every time he looked at Eddie. Did that happen to me when I looked at my crush?

I looked at Bev and did our girl signal for 'chat time' she stood up and followed me to the nearest bench. "Okay, do my eyes sparkle everytime I look at him?" I asked beverly as she sat down beside me. "It happens to someone else I'm friends with who looks at their crush" I added to re assure her.

"I mean, I've noticed blush often, sometimes when he's talking you gaze into a daydream look." She smiled, "he likes you, you know" she added, I looked at her with widened eyes.
"H-how do you know" i looked at her, I could feel the blush forming. "I asked him who he had a crush on when you were upstairs with Billy and Rich the last night" she explained.
"And he said me?" I smiled, "shoot your shot girl! Flirt the fuck out of him" Beverly said as she stood up and walked over to the guy, I followed and sat beside Stan and my brother.

"Another hour till we can go in and see him" Ben said as he crunched on the chocolate bar.
"I have something to s-show everyone at my h-house after t-too" Billy said as he moved over onto the bench.

we all went into small groups to talk; Ben and Billy, Richie myself and Stan, and Beverly and Eddie.

"So do you think we're gonna actually fight this thing?" Richie said to Stan and I. I shook my head no, but I can't lose hope, because if this thing is 100% real, and my dreams are right.. I will lose my friends... Stan agreed with me and shook his head no, "but we have to try" he said.

"Gotta take a piss" Rich said standing up, and going behind a tree. "Sorry that IT pushed you.. using my body" Stan said, picking at the grass, I stopped his hand, "nature" I smiled at him, "it's fine, I know it was that thing, and not you.. I could tell" I picked the grass pieces out of his palm that he gathered. "How?" I looked at him. "Your eyes, they were black, and you have brown eyes, so I knew there was something in you" I explained. He grinned then looked over his shoulder to Bev, and she waved at us.

"In coming!" Richie yelled, I looked over at him confused, as he ran through the park that was beside the hospital, "what's up rich?" Ben asked as he got here. "HE KNOWS" Richie yelled, turning to me. I shook my head not knowing what he was talking about.
"MY SECRET" "IT KNOWS MY SECRET LAURA" Richie yelled into my face fighting the horror and tears that were forming, I waved my hands for the others to go away, and sat Richie down on the bench. "Rich, I promise, he doesn't know, it doesn't know anything.. he's not real!" I said holding him as he wiped his face.

"We won't let him know either" I added, he looked at me and I took his glasses off of his now red face. "You must be a virgin rich, if you've know seen him" I joked trying to make him laugh, I never made rich, or anyone for that matter laugh at my jokes.
But that one worked "keep it a secret" he said going along with it.

"Guys it's 3!" Eddie yelled, we all gathered around t he door and waited for the nurse to let us in again. "Please go in quietly" she said as she remembered who we were here to see. I thanked her with a huge smile, I walked with Bev and Stanley, holding both of their hands.

"Hey bud" billy said walking in, seeing mike lay there. I looked at Beverly as she let go of my hand to go see mike, I squeezed Stanley's, as this is gave me major De Ja Vou.

"Hey guys" mike said weakly, just waking up from the drugs that he was given. "How you feeling buddy?" I asked walking over to him, still holding onto stans hand. "I'm fine, but your gonna have to fight IT without me" he said sitting up slightly as the nurse gave him some water. "No, we're doing it all together" Ben said, sitting down onto the chair that was beside mikes hospital bed, Everyone was silent.

"How long will you be in here for?" Stan asked moving up as mike grabbed stans arm,
"Not sure, few hours?" He looked at the nurse who was in the corner doing paperwork.
"Mr.hanlon, you will be here for a few hours, just to make sure the infection is gone 100 percent" she explained, then left the room.

"I have a feeling he isn't done with us" mike whispered to me, I shook my head in agreement. "We will get rid of him" I replied tapping his shoulder.

I squeezed Stans hand again as I hit the floor.